Louis durand



(No Model.)

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No. 485,096. PatentedOot. 25, 1892.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS DURAND, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

DOUGH-KNEADING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 485,096, dated October25, 1892.

Application filed March 1l, 1892. Serial No. 424,566. (No model.)

provements in Dough-Kneading Machines, of

whichthe following is a specilication.

My invention relates generally to a class of p dough-kneaders which areprovided with stirrers and kneaders rotating on separate axes; and inthe present instance consists ot' certain improvements which areparticularly applicable to small-sized machines for family use.

The novel features of my invention will be referred to in thespecification and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which forni a part of thisspecification, Figure I represents a plan view of the machine. Fig. IIrepresents a central vertical section, some of the working parts beingshown in elevation.

In the drawings, A represents a removable kneading-pan, which consistsof an annular receptacle and is provided with a'fiaring rim A. Arrangedconcentrically in relation to the pan is a bridge B, which is attachedto the pan at its inner circumference, and it is provided with a spindleC, which supports the pan and which is adapted to turn on asupporting-point D.

F is a frame adaptable by means of thumbscrew G to be attached to atable or other convenient place, and is provided with aninwardly-extending arm H, which serves as a support or bearing for theremovable frame J, as will be described. This frame J is a box or casingadapted to hold and retain all the moving parts of the machine and isattachable to the main frame F H by means of thumb-screws K, which servewhen in position to lock the extension L of the frame J and retain theparts in place. The thumbscrews K are swiveled by means of pin M in thelugs in N, and when they are released by being unscrewed and thrownbackward--one on each side-the frame, with ail the moving partscontained within it, can be lifted out, thus exposing the pan and itscontents.

At O, I show a handle attached to shaft P,

having a double or two-sided bevel-gear Q, which meshes the one sidewith the bevelgear R on the shaft of the stirrer S and upon the otherside with the bevel T of the main shaft U. The main shaft U isprovidedwith a bevel-gear V, which meshes with bevel-gear IV of the kneader X.

At Y, I show a support having a centrallylocated opening through whichthe shaft U enters from below and a similar opening at the side throughwhich the shaft P enters at the side. This support rests upon and isattached to the sides of the frame J, as shown in Fig. I, and serves tosteady and retain in a central position all the working parts couvergingtherefrom.

At Z, I show a cover which incloses the top of the casing J and servesto seal the same. The screws Z are utilized to attach the cover to thecasing and bind the supporting-piece Y between them.

The main shaft U is provided at its lower end with a square head u,which fits into a corresponding orifice in the bridge-piece B. These twoparts serve to interlock the shaft with the pan and cause when the mainshaft U is rotated a corresponding revolving Inovement of the pan.

By having all the moving parts inclosed within a single casing easilyremovable I provide a convenience of construction not heretoforeattained.

I claim as new and of my invention l. The dough-kneading machine havingframe F H and casing J, removable therefrom, the pau A, having thebridge B, and the main shaft U, arranged to interlock with the pan at u,as and for .the purpose set forth.

2. In a dough-kneading machine, the combination 'of the casing J, havinga cover Z, supporting-piece Y, and shafts P and U, as and for thepurpose set forth.

3. The combination of the removable casing J, the frame F H, to whichthe said casing is arranged to be attached, and the thumbscrews K forsecuring the casing to the frame, as and for the purposes set forth.

LOUIS DURAND.

Witnesses:

M. V. BIDeooD, EDWARD BRANDT.

